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Ms. Schlatter from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Library Fill the Gaps

Help me give my students popular titles like the newest Dog Man book, Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, and the Five Nights at Freddy Fazbear series to promote independent, choice reading.

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My Students

For six years, the library at our school was shuttered due to severe budget cuts. Six years ago the library reopened with funding for a Teacher Librarian position, but no budget to purchase books. Through donations and fundraising I have slowly updated the collection, and students are now coming to the library regularly to check out books. But we are still far short of the recommended number of books per student. That means there just aren't enough of the "good books" to go around.

My students attend a Title I, inner-city Los Angeles middle school with 520 students, of which 99 percent qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.

A quarter of the students are English Learners.

Reading scores are low at our school, but we are on a mission to change that, by giving every student a chance to find that "one good book" that will hook him or her on reading.

My Project

After a full year of remote learning we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, as exciting as that is, it presents a challenge to our school library. We currently have 400+ books checked out, many of which will never be returned, leaving large gaps in our already limited collection.

The books in this grant will help us fill gaps in our popular series and replace books that went missing during remote learning, so that when students return to physical school they will see books they want to read on the shelves.

We all know that to grow as readers students need to read books that interest them. But during the last year our students have struggled to access high-interest reading materials in the remote learning environment. Now they are out of the practice of reading independently.

One way we want to encourage students to start the habit of reading books again is by stocking the library with high interests books they will be excited to check out and read. The books in this grant will be available to all students in the school. Students will be able to check out the books for two weeks. They can read the books in school or take them home.

Ms. Schlatter Johnnie Cochran Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #9) (9) • Amazon Business $6.49 2 $12.98
5 Worlds Book 4: The Amber Anthem • Amazon Business $12.89 1 $12.89
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure • Amazon Business $6.36 2 $12.72
Billie Eilish: The Essential Fan Guide • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
Claudia and the New Girl (Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novel #9) (9) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous Diaries) • Amazon Business $5.40 2 $10.80
Uglies • Amazon Business $10.42 1 $10.42
Attack on Titan 3 • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 7 (7) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Mark of the Plague (2) (The Blackthorn Key) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 7 (7) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 2 (2) • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
Logan Likes Mary Anne! (Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel #8) (8) (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $8.42 1 $8.42
Swindle (Swindle #1) (1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #4 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl (Mighty Jack, 3) • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
Cat Kid Comic Club: From the Creator of Dog Man • Amazon Business $7.20 1 $7.20
1:35AM (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #3) • Amazon Business $6.76 1 $6.76
Fetch (Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights #2) • Amazon Business $6.56 1 $6.56

Materials cost

$180.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.52

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$229.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.55

Total project goal

$270.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $270.31

2 Donors

-$126.42

Donations toward project cost

-$122.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.11

match offer

-$126.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$107.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.96

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.47

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